Diabetes is the 3rd leading cause of death in the Caribbean. This is further compounded by high rates of net migration of health care professionals in the region, particularly nurses. Training of nurses to provide diabetes education in primary care has not been sustainable. Diabetes Education plays an integral role in diabetes management therefore the lack of it may contribute to poor management and high occurrences of complications. The study is aimed at evaluating existing lay diabetes education curricula to ascertain if it meets the needs of peer/lay educators as a culturally specific tool unique to each participating Caribbean countries.